PSA/observation/confession about lint

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    Kman

    Kman

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    Dec 23, 2010
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    I carry a handgun on occasion for some years now. I thought that my cleaning of a pocket 380, small 9 mm and a snubby was good enough when I thought of it. Evidently not.
    I've been on vacation and puttering. Cleaning the guns, I took them apart to clean and included the magazines.
    Wow! The internals of the guns had more lint than I would have thought but the magazines were bad. I should have taken them apart more often, but it didn't occur to me and I'm lazy.

    Don't be me. Strip and clean guns and mags on a schedule.

    PS - Any tips on controlling lint are appreciated.
     
    Blaster229

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    Don't use any oil/lube inside mags. It just makes them harder to clean by being a moist dust magnet. Fortunately lint won't affect the operation of a pistol. Blow dust bunnies off weekly.
     
    Bullfrog

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    Oct 8, 2009
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    tdt91

    tdt91

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    Apr 24, 2009
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    Here is a thought but I have never tried it. I would suggest only use it on the mags as well.
    I'm in the window business and one trick we use on jambs and sliding door sills is Pledge. It's a wax that doesn't attract dust and is very slick.
     
    Blaster229

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    tdt91 said:
    Here is a thought but I have never tried it. I would suggest only use it on the mags as well.
    I'm in the window business and one trick we use on jambs and sliding door sills is Pledge. It's a wax that doesn't attract dust and is very slick.
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    Mags don't need to be made slick, since metal/plastic on metal is already slick.

    Does anyone lube the top half of their AR mags and mag well?
     
    Bob A

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    Blaster229 said:
    Don't use any oil/lube inside mags. It just makes them harder to clean by being a moist dust magnet. Fortunately lint won't affect the operation of a pistol. Blow dust bunnies off weekly.
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    I suppose a good blasting with canned air on a regular basis would be appreciated by one's magazines.

    I've had to do this with my EDC "pen knives".
     
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